cheap Charlie

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cheap Charlie

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See cheap and Charlie (“Vietcong”, US military slang); likely originated among US soldiers in Vietnam as a Vietnam War-era military slang to refer to American GIs who were unwilling to spend extravagantly at bars or restaurants, or for prostitutes.

noun cheap Charlies

Australia, US, slang A cheapskate, a miser.
Similar: miser, carl, cheapass, cheapie, cheapskate, cheapo, churl, clutchfist, el cheapo, last of the big spenders, magpie, moneygrubber · Opposite: two week millionaire, spendthrift

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@misc{cheap_charlie_2026,
  title = {cheap Charlie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheap%20charlie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}